JOSE Altuve hit for the cycle and Yordan Alvarez added four hits and four RBIs as the visiting Houston Astros rolled to a 13-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday (Tuesday in Manila).
Altuve, who went 4-for-6 and scored four runs, homered in the eighth inning to complete the first cycle by an Astro since Brandon Barnes accomplished the feat in 2013. Alvarez and Jose Abreu also went deep for Houston, which put together a six-run sixth inning en route to its third straight win.
Kendall Graveman (4-6) earned the win in relief. Jose Urquidy was credited with a four-inning save.
Masataka Yoshida went 3-for-3 with three runs and Adam Duvall homered for the Red Sox, who have lost three of their past four games. Reliever Kyle Barraclough (1-1) allowed 10 runs on 11 hits in 4 1/3 innings to take the loss.
In other games, it was the Braves 14, Rockies 4; Orioles 9, Blue Jays 0; Giants 4, Reds 1; Pirates 5, Royals 0; Dodgers 7, Diamondbacks 4; Yankees 4, Tigers 1; Brewers 6, Cubs 2; Phillies 6, Angels 4; Rangers 4, Mets 3; Nationals 3; Twins 10, Guardians 6; Padres 4, Cardinals 1; and Mariners 7, Athletics 0.
Braves 14, Rockies 4
Ronald Acuna Jr. homered among his four hits, stole two bases, drove in five runs and was involved in an unsavory incident involving fans on the field as Atlanta beat Colorado in Denver.
Ahead of the bottom of the seventh inning, a fan ran to Acuna in right field and put his arms around the Braves player. Security officials tried to pull the man off the four-time All-Star as another fan ran into the scrum, and Acuna was knocked to the ground. Both fans were taken away and Acuna stayed in the game.
